As the Texas House considers House Bill 3, a tax bill that institutes new taxes in order to fund HB 2 (the education reform bill passed last week), the Texas Public Policy Foundation, the National Federation of Independent Business, and the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute are offering a solution that meets revenue needs without doing damage to Texas’ economic growth and competitive advantage.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Ft. Worth
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Ft. Worth? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its...
February 19, 2026